Hogans, Rutherfords pack it in

Elected officials are given lots of things to wear, mainly baseball caps, T-shirts and jackets. But political consultants generally advise governors not to wear funny hats.

Think Michael Dukakis in a helmet driving a tank.

Gov. Larry Hogan has disregarded this advice Sunday. He donned a hair net for the final inaugural event where he and his wife Yumi, Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford and his wife Monica, other politicos and average citizens packed macaroni and cheese packs for the Maryland Food Bank. (More photos below.)

The event in the gym at Howard Community College brought out scores of volunteers. The goal was to pack up 100,000 of the meals, according to Wendy Foster Hershey, director of executive services for Hogan and wife of Sen. Steve Hershey, the new minority whip.

Hogan spent most of his time greeting those who attended, while wife Yumi was funneling soy mix into the packets to give them added protein. He encouraged her to go around and greet the guests.

In the first hour around 3 p.m., Hogan took up a mic and announced: “I just got the good news that we’ve done 5,000 [packs], but the bad news is we’ve got a lot more to do, so get back to work.”

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